Buy Fresh Buy Local group meets Aug. 12 in Brookings

August 08, 2008

BROOKINGS - A meeting to start a South Dakota “Buy Fresh Buy Local” chapter will be held Aug. 12 in Brookings. The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association and the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service are sponsoring the event, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Brookings County Extension office at the Swiftel Center, 824 32nd Ave., Brookings. The meeting will introduce producers and consumers to the “Buy Fresh Buy Local” campaign, a national program to increase the awareness and purchase of locally produced food and specialty food products. Food, food service, health care, food production, and rural economic development businesses and individuals are encouraged to attend. For information, call Patrick Garrity at 605-660-1034 or e-mail garrity@iw.net.